Kanin escorts Jack and Renee to a secure office where they can start their sleuthing. Jack asks him for the Secret Service detail information on the First Hubby, and then tells Renee they will start by analyzing Gedge's phone records. No sooner has he finished his sentence than some dude comes in and delivers the Gedge file. I choose not to be a cynic about the timing. Instead, I believe a female President has brought incredible efficiency to the White House. Renee mentions that the phone logs of Secret Service agents are highly classified information, and wants to know if Chloe can get to them. Jack tells her it'll be a hell of a lot faster if they use someone that actually has security clearance, and she offers up her boyfriend boss Larry Moss. Jack is skeptical. Ol' By-The-Books Larry isn't exactly a "color outside the lines" kinda guy. Renee tells Jack she can probably persuade him to do just about whatever they need, and she trusts him because she knows him "pretty" well. And by "pretty" well, she most likely means she knows the key to Larry's heart, and it lies behind the zipper of his trousers. Jack tells her to go ahead and try.
At FBI HQ, we see Larry pouring himself a cup of coffee. I would have recommended a soothing herbal tea for his anxiety/anger issues, but to each their own. He picks up his phone and Renee says "Larry, it's Renee. I'm alive but you can't let anyone know!" Haha. He has a weird look on his face. It's one part relief, one part confusion, one part instant boner from hearing her voice. Both his relief and boner are short lived, however, when she tells him she's working with Bauer and needs him to pull up Gedge's phone records. Larry flips his shit, gets insanely jealous, and bangs his head against the wall.
That's one way to get rid of a boner, Larry...but I find cold water works just is well and is a little less painful. Just sayin'!
She informs him of the secret mission, compromised Bureau, cloak and dagger stuff, and the whole "threat to First Hubby" thing. He agrees to help them out on one condition, he wants to see her first. (Stop obsessing Larry! It's unbecoming a Boss!) She tries to protest, mentioning that they don't have time, but he tells her it's not negotiable. If they want his help, she has to meet him at the Capitol reflecting pool ASAP. We are treated to a split screen of Larry literally running to see his Lil' Zombie honey bunch and Renee informing Jack they have to go.
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Comments (4)
Great recap, Dogsnaxx! Very thorough, and very HILARIOUS! One point of clarification, though. Between season 3 and 4, Jack worked for Senator Heller in DC, which would explain his ability to navigate the landscape so effortlessly.
1 of 4 | Posted by slumrville | Posted on February 12, 2009 7:53 AM
Bowel movements. Heh.
I already called it. Chloe by a microprocessor.
2 of 4 | Posted by Firthguy | Posted on February 12, 2009 8:13 AM
love the recap. and i was wondering about the coffee table thing too!
3 of 4 | Posted by oranges | Posted on February 12, 2009 1:58 PM
@ Slumrville
Thanks for the clarification! I lived in Arlington, VA for 6 1/2 years and my knowledge of DC is about 1/100th of Jack Bauer's! Further proof that he is the man!
@ Firthguy
I remember you calling it. I think you're right. The episode guide on Wikipedia says Chloe and Janis are going to "clash". Oh please, oh please let there be some pushing and shoving! I want to see that.
@ Oranges
Thanks for reading! The coffee table was ridiculous! Ever hear those stories of mothers getting super human strength to lift cars and stuff when their children are in danger? That's the first thing I thought of when Renee cuffed Mrs. V. to the little coffee table.
4 of 4 | Posted by Dogsnaxx | Posted on February 12, 2009 4:58 PM